Eminem versus Apple

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Eminem’s music publisher has filed a federal lawsuit against technology giant Apple for selling downloads of the rapper’s tracks without permission.

Apple has an agreement with Universal Music Group, the record company that owns the recordings, but doesn’t deal directly with publishers, who own the rights to scores and lyrics.

In the suit filed in the US District Court in Detroit, Eminem’s publisher, Eight Mile Style, and copyright manager, Martin Affiliated, seek more than $75,000 (£37,000) for copyright infringement, unfair competition and a violation of the Michigan consumer protection act.